Al Gore just finished his keynote speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors [http://www.usmayors.org/] gathering in Seattle. He addressed the nearly 120 mayors via satellite about global warming. He didn't need a Nobel Prize to sound authoritative on the subject, but it certainly didn't hurt. He lavis
Each fall there is a compelling ritual at Seattle City Hall, known as the City Council budget hearing. About 100 folks line up on each of two nights, carefully signing in hours before, to have their two minutes of fame (five if you bring a large group), imploring the council members to add a few mor
The Sonics open a season of discontent, or discontinuance, or something – no one's quite sure, maybe not even the lead owner, Okie Clay Bennett.
Neil Peterson, the man who built the downtown Metro bus tunnel, recounts how he got the disruptive idea for urban car-sharing and built a little company, which is now part of a nationwide firm.
More sales pitches have arrived in the mailbox regarding the Proposition 1 roads-and-transit measure. This time they [/mossback/8555/] are pro-Prop 1. Both were paid for by Keep Washington Rolling. I rate these pieces as very effective: They appeal to environmentally sensitive narcissists, one of Pu
